Table 4 Quality of available evidence
Quality assessment | No of patients | Effect | Quality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Studies | Risk of bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Other | Probiotic | Control | ||
Enamel demineralization development | |||||||||
1 | Not serious | Not serious | Not serious | Serious1 | None | 42 | 43 | No difference | ⨁⨁⨁◯ Moderate |
Gingival inflammation development | |||||||||
3 | Not serious | Not serious | Not serious | Seriousa | None | 81 | 71 | No difference | ⨁⨁⨁◯ Moderate |